The Bruins have 20 minutes to save their season. No. 7-seeded UCLA men’s basketball (17-15, 9-9 Pac-12) trails No. 2-seeded Arizona State (21-9, 12-6) 45-29 at halftime in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes scored 8 points on 3-of-8 shooting in the first half of UCLA men’s basketball’s quarterfinals matchup with Arizona State on Thursday night. The Bruins trail the Sun Devils 45-29 at the break. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins are a quarter of the way through their spring practice schedule, and coach Chip Kelly’s main focus remains on individual player development. Kelly said that while he still holds his team to certain standards and expectations during drills and workouts, he is more interested in seeing his players improve every time they step out onto the practice field. Read more...
Photo: Rising sophomore defensive lineman Otito Ogbonnia racked up 21 tackles in his first season with UCLA football in 2018. Coach Chip Kelly praised Ogbonnia’s intelligence and said he is excited by the underclassman’s potential to be a dominant pass rusher for the Bruins. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins will begin their second round of conference play on the road. No. 4 UCLA men’s volleyball (16-4, 6-0 MPSF) will face No. 9 Brigham Young (9-6, 4-3) and No. Read more...
Photo: Senior setter Micah Ma’a (left) has never defeated BYU in Provo, Utah. Ma’a posted 20 assists against the Cougars earlier this season and a season-high five service aces. (Anirudh Keni/Daily Bruin)
Japreece Dean was assured by coach Cori Close after Saturday’s loss. “(Close) just told me to move on,” said the senior guard. “We just have more basketball to play, and I think that’s what she really emphasizes is that this is not the end.” After falling in what would have been an overtime upset over then-No. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Japreece Dean is comforted by UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close and Oregon coach Kelly Graves after a semifinal loss at the Pac-12 tournament. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
For the first time since February 2017, the Bruins failed to secure a point in a match. No. 6 UCLA women’s tennis (9-3, 2-0 Pac-12) were swept by No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Jada Hart and partner senior Ayan Broomfield won 6-2 in doubles and provided the only UCLA victory of the dual against Pepperdine. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins will be swapping their indoor spikes for outdoor spikes. UCLA track and field will begin the second 10-week portion of its season outdoors, starting Friday at the Willie Williams Classic in Tuscon, Arizona. Read more...
Photo: Junior Robert Brandt earned two First-Team All-American finishes in both the 5000-meter and 3000-meter races at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)
Two Bruins have a chance to return to form against UC Santa Barbara on Thursday. No. 20 UCLA men’s tennis (6-4, 1-0 Pac-12) will take on UC Santa Barbara (6-4, 0-0 Big West) at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Patrick Zahraj has only won one singles match so far this season, a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 result against Notre Dame’s Tristan McCormick in early February. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)
